Rochester Doctor Warns on Bright's Disease Cure Claim
In Rochester a reporter discusses Dr Henson and Mr Warner’s claims about Bright's disease. Warner touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as a cure, citing cases and medical analyses by Dr Latimore. The piece highlights rising kidney disease and urges caution while presenting the claimed success story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Warner
Ito
Tam
Roch
Dr. More
Mr. T
Exmeteor
Abaneeth
Sumner
Chase
Wil Penter
Bishop Haven
Mme Watt Seday
New Orleans
Henson
Shakspeare and Carp in Freshwater Fishes
The carp held high esteem in Shakespearean times for its adaptability and abundance in preserved ponds. References occur in All's Well That Ends Well and Hamlets lines as a metaphor for cunning. Walton notes the carp as astute, with a brain six times larger than other fishes’ brains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polonius
Hamilet
Walton
Dogs howl at music as a sign of love not pain
Professor Huxley questions dog reactions to music. The response asserts dogs howl and stand on hind legs not from pain but because they love music and may target the bandleader. The discussion references older composers and street bands to illustrate musical memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Huxley
Prodigal's Return and Father’s Welcome
A devotional prose piece narrates the prodigal son returning to his father after sin and hardship. The father welcomes him with mercy, while warnings about sin and the mercy of God are urged, urging repentance before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pia
Butterford Fails to Catch On to Slang Abroad Illusions
Butterford returns from the country and encounters office farce as clerks tease him with slang about being abroad. A restless exchange ensues with the second book-keeper and cashier, culminating in Butterford defending himself and the staff facing comic discipline. The scene ends with Butterford learning that his sister Maud hopes a trip might aid his health.
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Butterford
Halloa
Utterford
Ts Butterford
Maud
Raihway Journal
The Head Liner and the Power of Headlines
A professor of journalism warns that headlines shape readers’ perceptions more than lengthy articles. The piece argues headlines can broadcast opinions and magnify small issues, sometimes misrepresenting current events to the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous
Toronto
A Legend of the Norseland in Odd Lore
A confused Norse legend describes Amilias the village blacksmith and rivals in a mythical setting. It mentions hot iron work, small payments, helmets, trousers, cheese knives, and a famed toothpick gadget called the Arkap gag. The text blends fantastical names with quirky crafts and baffles with its odd spellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brobert Bjurdette
Hawkeye
Amilias
Ile
Mimir
Armored folly ends with split fate in odd tale
Mimir and Amilias test a impossible suit of armor using a coal forge and isomorphic process. The gleaming Bjarmor leads Amilias to cleave in halves, while Mimir notes the boilermaker erred in judgment. The tale ends with a moral on kindness and patience overcoming harsh natures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgiston
Mimir
Amilias
Grodd
Svenssfka Norderbyravisk Jkanaheldespividens Kgorodovusaken
Norway
Amillias
Bjohan Bjrobingon
A.T. Hay
Bjarmor
Mimar
Annilius
Ammilius
The Working Hours of Life and Time’s Linear March
A reflection on time as a straight line not a circle, estimating mature life as 135000 working hours across 235000 hours of possible labor. It weighs Sundays illnesses and vacations, and notes the finite hours left for a forty or sixty year old. The pulpit asserts time moves forward, not in cycles, while people are like leaves on trees.
Roaring Camels Startled Early Dawn in Algerian Caravan
A traveler recalls a startling dawn in the regency as camels in a caravan near the inner yards of a fort-like court awaken and reload after a night clash. The narrator misreads the noise as lions before recognizing the familiar camel calls filling the open arcades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odmel
Regency
Beye
Wedding Gifts and the Etiquette of Acknowledgments
The article advises on wedding presents from locks fans lamps and silver to china and jewelry, noting that gifts should be packed from the shop with the giver’s card and acknowledged by the bride with a personal note. It warns against boastful delays, praises thoughtful handmade items, and says small gifts can be endearing while display is a matter of taste.
Silver dollars with holes in them described in old note
A fragment notes silver dollars with holes and mentions about their value or use. The readable text references coins and a monetary context but lacks clear action, place, or date to detail a full report.
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure testimonials from 1881 era
A historical advertisement prints facsimile signatures and testimonials praising H. H. Warner & Co. Rochester for the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. Letters from patients claim kidney and liver relief after failures of other doctors remedies, dated May and July 1881, urging others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Warner & Co
Rochester
N. Y
Discoveries Of Pine Forests In Saskatchewan Waters
Explorers report four magnificent pine forests found on the upper Saskatchewan waters up to fifty miles into the Rocky Mountains shoulder. The discovery signals new timber potential and geographic reach for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Rocky Mountains
Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment advertised cure
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment for piles and related symptoms. It claims instant relief after application and drawers in endorsements from Hon J M Coffinberry of Cleveland. Sold by Henry & Co at 1 dollar, mailed on request from Cleveland Ohio.
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de. William
William
J. M. Coffinberry
Cleveland
Henry & CO
Youngstown
Ohio
B. J. Kandaly & CO
Kendall
Chicago Express
L. T. Foster
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
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